Economy

Total sales at Next retail dropped by 2.9 per cent, leaving total group sales flat at £4.1bn for the year ending January 2017. Next has reported its first fall in annual pre-tax profits in eight years and warned of another tough year to come. Read More

Virgin America will disappear in 2019, the airline said Wednesday, becoming fully integrated into Alaska Airlines, the company that acquired it almost one year ago. Free entertainment, such as movies and TV shows, will now be available to guests on the Boeing fleet on their own devices. But with the acquisition of Virgin America, the carrier said it is now expanding the number or first-class and premium-class seats by 50%, beginning at the end of 2018. Read More

The new ban on laptops, cameras, Kindles and more as hand luggage on flights from the UAE to the US will affect many travellers. The Emirates staff will take the items to storage (possibly a locked container ) in the cargo hold until arrival (which we imagine will be specially created to be secure). Read More

This was revealed to investors in an analyst note on 23 March. Since January 1, 0001, it had 1 insider buy, and 0 insider sales for $76,000 activity. RPC Group PLC had 107 analyst reports since August 5, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Numis Securities maintained Vectura Group PLC (LON:VEC) rating on Monday, February 22. Read More

The International Visitor Survey (IVS), published on March 15 by Tourism Research Australia, showed foreign tourists spent a record A$39.1 billion ($29.6 billion) throughout the year ending December 2016, a 7-percent rise on the previous year, with Chinese visitors accounting for nearly a quarter of that figure. Read More

Winnebago Industries, Inc . (NYSE:WGO) has risen 15.79% since August 15, 2016 and is uptrending. Moreover, Renaissance Group Llc has 0.52% invested in the company for 249,533 shares. WGO has been the topic of several analyst reports. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Winnebago Industries from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $40.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, December 23rd. Read More

While Virgin America would continue to operate in its usual hip and trendy manner for now, Alaska declared that the merged company's flights would be flying under one brand sometime in 2019. Alaska promises to be more generous with upgrades for its top-tier frequent flyers. Fans of Virgin's Economy seats, which feature in-flight entertainment systems, need not fear, as the feature would be retained even after the brand is retired. Read More

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - A former Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov was shot and killed in Kiev Thursday in what Ukrainian police described as a contract hit probably ordered by Russia. He left Russian Federation with his wife, singer Maria Maksakova, who was also involved in politics. "Yes, I confirm, it is Denis Voronenkov", he said. Read More

United States authorities are planning to ban passengers travelling on certain US-bound foreign airline flights from carrying on larger electronic devices in response to an unspecified terrorism threat, according to a government official. Read More

But sales in the three months through February fell by 1.4%, the fastest pace of decline in almost seven years, data also showed. United Kingdom retail sales in February proved much stronger than the market was expecting, sending sterling surging higher on Thursday. Read More

Either way, some countries are anxious about holding a big gathering in between the two rounds of the French election. For British voters they do not, especially for Conservative voters. Tusk has said he would issue draft guidelines for negotiations within 48 hours, although these will need to be approved by European Union leaders. May begun the process in mid-March as expected. Read More

The Evening Standard reports that the brands make up more than half of Heineken's range, and include Sol, Amstel, Kingfisher and Tiger. The move comes after the Dutch-based brewer unveiled plans to increase prices by an average of 6p a pint, pointing to "prevailing economic conditions" following a 15-percent slump in sterling in the wake of the Brexit vote. Read More

Souq now controls around 78% of all e-commerce in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as it offers 8.4 million products on its website. The company offers 8.4 million products on its site - having recently begun selling books and groceries - to customers in countries including the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Read More

The stock is now moving above its 20-Day Simple Moving Average of -12.72% with the 50-Day Simple Moving Average of -12.72 percent. In the trailing 12 months period, return on assets ratio of the Company was 7.10% and return on equity ratio was 10.50% while its return on investment ratio was 3.00%. Read More

The company is also working to strengthen its balance sheet and has ample liquidity to meet its current debt obligation. 5,721,216 shares of the company's stock traded hands. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 14th. This stacks up against $1,229.00M, on a sequential basis. Murphy Oil's payout ratio is now -62.50%. Read More

The BJP leader said that the Prime Minister also asked the MPs to focus on development of their region. The Narendra Modi government wants to ensure that all its MPs and ministers are well versed with all aspects of GST which is set to be tabled soon in Parliament. Read More

The Chief Executive Officer of the company Rafi Ashkenazi commented , describing the year 2016 as a record year of revenues for the Canadian operator. Over the first two months of the year, the gambling giant estimated its unaudited overall revenues would amount to approximately $215.3 million, which represented a 13.3% increase in comparison to the same period a year earlier. Read More

One creative brewer is bringing his craft to a whole new level of sustainability, repurposing water once used in processing toilet waste for beers. "Toilet to tap" is what the people are calling it. The recycled water only needed some salts before brewing. City officials hailed the beer as a milestone for its efforts, and some can't wait for the recycled water to be made available to other breweries in the area. Read More

They say their plan would increase subsidies for some health insurance customers, while Democrats point to a Congressional Budget Office report that says the proposal would cost 24 million people their coverage in a decade and drive up costs for many others. Read More

The British government had no immediate comment on the report. The government said in a statement that Prime Minister Theresa May chaired a meeting on aviation security on Tuesday in which it was agreed that new security measures would be put into effect on all inbound direct flights from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. Read More

Sears' chief financial officer, Jason Hollar, tried to soothe investors in a blog post Wednesday on Sears Holdings' website, saying that although "regulatory standards" required Sears to issue the "substantial doubt" statement because of its potential risk, the retailer "remains focused on executing our transformation plan and will continue to take actions to help ensure our competitiveness and ability to continue to meet our financial obligations". Read More

Finally, Independent Portfolio Consultants Inc. raised its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 308.9% in the third quarter. 02/15/2017 - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co was upgraded to "positive" by analysts at OTR Global. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 13th. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company was spun-off from the Hewlett-Packard Company in November 2015. The research report and subsequent rating should be used to complement individual homework and strategy. Read More

Using spoofed emails and the fact the two companies had identical names, between 2013 and 2015, the scammer tricked employees at the two U.S. companies, and even banks, into making and approving payments to his own company's bank accounts, which he quickly distributed to other bank accounts in six other countries. Read More

In an effort to "woo" reluctant Conservatives, The White House is adding last minute meetings. At least 27 Republican representatives have indicated that they would vote against the bill prepared under the leadership of House Speaker Paul Ryan and endorsed by Mr. Read More

The stock declined 0.42% or $0.39 reaching $91.72 per share. (NYSE:ALK) has the market capitalization of 11.77 Billion. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $113.00 target price on shares of Alaska Air Group in a research report on Wednesday, February 22nd. Read More

Transgender Kiwi weightlifter Laurel Hubbard's global debut has been dubbed a major hit by an Australian official who believes she is a fantastic role model. Hubbard's been quiet about her success, refusing to comment on what appeared to be an emotional win. According to the Herald, Hubbard fought back tears as she waited to collect her medal after the competition on Sunday. Read More

The league also fined Raptors assistant coach Jamaal Magloire $15,000 for shoving Nikola Mirotic and "acting as other than a peacemaker as part of the same altercation". "What happened is that he was playing physical basketball and he got frustrated", Ibaka said. Serge Ibaka has been contributing to the Toronto Raptors with his solid play at both ends of the basketball court since coming over in a trade deadline deal in February. Read More

Exxon is under investigation by New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman for allegedly misleading shareholders and investors about risk-management issues related to climate change. The issue that affected the Wayne Tracker account was an "isolated occurrence" that resulted from the standard configurations of Exxon's Microsoft Exchange system, the company said. Read More

A social-media driven uproar followed, with a common complaint that Starbucks should instead hire veterans. What's more, the company said its planned rollout of voice-activated order capabilities via Amazon's Alexa in Ford vehicles outfitted with SYNC3 technology was on track for later this year, while customers can now place voice-command orders through an expansion of the My Starbucks Barista app, powered by artificial intelligence - an initiative announced at its investor day in NY last ... Read More

Rating Scale: 1.0 represent "Strong Buy" and 2.0 signify "Buy" 3.0 while shows "Hold". Wells Fargo & Co cut shares of Analog Devices from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a research note on Thursday, February 16th. Sales growth in the quarter for Analog Devices, Inc . On 5/21/2013 Analog Devices, Inc . announced a quarterly dividend of $0.34 2.99% with an ex dividend date of 5/29/2013 which will be payable on 6/11/2013. Read More

He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Investigators say the stabbing was a result of a dispute between the suspect and the victim near the southeast corner of West 36th Street and Ninth Avenue, though it's unclear why the pair fought and what sparked the violence. Read More

Today (Tuesday), Britain announced that it will join the U.S. in its new policy that will prohibit carrying electronic devices larger than cellphones on flights departing from Middle Eastern countries. The US Department of Homeland Security say explosives could be hidden in such devices, citing the 2015 airliner downing in Egypt, the 2016 attempted airliner downing in Somalia, and the 2016 attacks against airports in Brussels and Istanbul. Read More

The lack of compliance now seen from major producers such as Iraq and non-Opec producer Russian Federation, however, is likely to create a challenge when it comes to extending the deal. United States oil producers, who are shut out of such a deal by anti-trust laws, continue to keep global inventory levels high. "Consequently, a potential slowdown in Malaysian exports in 2HFY17", he explained. Read More

The carriers - Royal Jordanian Airlines, Egypt Air , Turkish Airlines , Saudi Arabian Airlines, Kuwait Airways , Royal Air Maroc , Qatar Airways , Emirates and Etihad Airways - have until Friday to adopt the new policy, which took effect on Tuesday. Read More

Total existing-home sales cooled off after a strong start to 2017. "Newly listed properties are being snatched up quickly so far this year and leaving behind minimal choices for buyers trying to reach the market", he added. A six-month supply is viewed as a healthy balance between supply and demand. The unsold inventory at the end of February represents 3.8 months of supply at the current sales pace compared to 3.5 months at the end of January. Read More

A total of 14 equity analysts have released a ratings update on FCX. zero equity analysts rating the company a strong buy, four equity analysts rating the company a buy, sixteen equity analysts rating the company a hold, zero equity analysts rating the company a underperform, and finally zero equity analysts rating the company a sell with a one year target of $10.91. Read More

The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. Taking a quick step back, SLW shares have averaged a swing of 4.3% either way in the session subsequent to reporting in the past eight quarters. Silver Wheaton Corp . (USA) (NYSE:SLW) has a Return on Assets of 0.30%. Cypress Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Silver Wheaton Corp .by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Read More

The facility will act as a warehouse and centralised customs clearance for Malaysia and the region, Alibaba said in a statement. Alibaba Cloud will also be creating a platform dedicated to Malaysian SMEs, offering a range of cloud-enabled solutions from big data tools to Internet of Things capabilities. Read More

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told a news conference Wednesday that the communications appear to be picked up through "incidental collection" and do not appear to be related to the ongoing FBI investigation into Trump associates' contacts with Russian Federation. Read More

Both have tapped into a deep vein of discontent over politics as usual after successive governments, both left and right, have failed to lift France out of its economic torpor or mend its social divides. The burkini became the focus of controversy when several French resorts banned the swimsuit, until judges ruled that the ban breached fundamental freedoms. Read More